Linas Mikuta

Paradise Not Lost

Autistic teenager Gabriel witnesses the slow collapse of his parents’ relationship.

Mončys. Samogitian from Paris

Who was Antanas Mončys? A Lithuanian. A Samogitian. An emigrant. A Parisian. A son. Father. Husband. Brother. Sculptor. An artist who merged an archaic Lithuanian worldview with modern Western European art.

Roman's Childhood

Romanas, his parents Aivaras and Diana and their little dog live in a cramped place in the Lithuanian harbour town of Klaipėda. Linas Mikuta takes an unprejudiced look at a loving family structure where dreams are interpreted, worries are shared and news negotiated over cigarettes and cake, while at the same time the narrative of a timeless childhood summer full of headstands by the side of the road, somersaults on the beach and afternoons in box houses unfolds.